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Thanks to Monk for a superb challenge.
Plenty of fun in Monk’s puzzle this morning. A great mix of complex clues to mull over, and much simpler ones. I thought 3d was a particularly standout clue. And we have the name of the publication coming down two rows – neat!
[d]AF[t] (idiotic, uncovered) + FICTION (lie) about L (large)
BAR (pub) next door to [Zermat]T (terminus of)
TIE (a match) + LIP (edge) on C (cape)
PT (part) adopted by EMILY (Bronte sister)
(I[nvestment] T[rusts] A[nd] (heads of) + COPARTNERS)* (*corrupt)
INTE[r]STATE (US highway, R (Republican) avoids)
AUDI (car manufacturer) + [boyc]O[tted] (essentially)
ED (journalist); [p]A[i]S[l]E[y] (intermittently) interrupts
(MY SHEEP)* (*disturbed) + MA (mum)
UNDERWOOD (Rugby’s Rory) contains MILK (exploit)
Rory Underwood MBE was a highly successful rugby winger for England; Under Milk Wood refers to the play by Dylan Thomas
CHI (foreign letter) penned by EDNA (entertaining Dame)
Dame Edna Everage is a character created and portrayed by comedian Barry Humphries
BOO (voice disapproval of) + “TEASE” (“report” of torment)
“Bootees” is an abbreviation of “bootnecks”, a term used for the Royal Marines due to the leather collar they wore as part of their protective uniform
[se]MISO[lid] (some)
BAR + BAR (obstruct, repeatedly) + OSSA (bones)
Operation Barbarossa was the 1941 German (and allies) invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II
[p]ARTY (person, with cover blown)
LEAP (jump) into FIT (suitable)
(DECISION LED L[ose]R (vacuous))* (*astray)
[pe]RIPAT[etic]< (partly, <climbing)
[l]OVER (paramour, topless) + PEELS< (strips off, <keeling over)
BAND (gang) pinching RIG (gear)
(A MERRY HOLY)* (*broadcast)
PRIM (formal) + COL (pass) in (AR (Arabic) + YOUR (solver’s))
The primary colours of light are red, green and blue
DIM (stupid) + (MUSE (English rock band) in EU) on M (mass)
(M (Mike, NATO alphabet) and ERICA (heather)) immersed in AN A (ace)
SAD (unhappy) over H[in]DUS* (missing IN, *fighting)
ENDS (scraps) stopped by LES (lascivious antipodean cultural attache)
Sir Les Patterson is another character created and portrayed by comedian Barry Humphries
(BABE (toddler) + [berser]K (finally))< (<upends)
[r]A[d]I[o] S[t]A[r]< (regularly, <going round)
Yes very entertaining and doable. Completely missed the Nina, as usual, but it’s a banger. Loved the double Barry Humphries references. Liked emptily, emphysema, flea pit. Thanks both.
Yes, thought there might be more about Sir Les and Dame Edna, but not that icn see. Hadn’t heard of a dime museum or a rhyme royal either. And had forgotten the name of that WWII operation [had it not been for Hitler’s hubris and Stalin’s ruthlessness, well, who knows …]. Lots to learn, remember and enjoy, thanks Monk and Oriel.